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Walead Beshty — FedEx Large Kraft Box 2004 FEDEX 155143, #875468976062; Delray Beach FL-London (Tracking No. 7981 8859 0045)
Walead Beshty

FedEx Large Kraft Box 2004 FEDEX 155143, #875468976062; Delray Beach FL-London (Tracking No. 7981 8859 0045)

2011

A large kraft cardboard FedEx shipping box bears the visible marks of its actual transit journey between Delray Beach, Florida and London, with creases, tears, and stress fractures serving as a record of its physical handling and shipping process. Beshty transforms the commercial packaging itself into both the artwork and its own vessel, implicating the global logistics network as a collaborative and sculptural force. The piece interrogates notions of authorship, labor, and the commodification of art objects within international distribution systems.

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Walead Beshty, FedEx Large Kraft Box 2004 FEDEX 155143, #875468976062; Delray Beach FL-London (Tracking No. 7981 8859 0045), 2011

A large kraft cardboard FedEx shipping box bears the visible marks of its actual transit journey between Delray Beach, Florida and London, with creases, tears, and stress fractures serving as a record of its physical handling and shipping process. Beshty transforms the commercial packaging itself into both the artwork and its own vessel, implicating the global logistics network as a collaborative and sculptural force. The piece interrogates notions of authorship, labor, and the commodification of art objects within international distribution systems.

Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Institutional Critique, Male Artist, Found Object, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Postmodern, Shipping And Logistics, American Artist, Process Art, Contemporary Art, Post-Conceptualism, Neutral Tones

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